Over 50,000 People Have Been Infected With COVID In Japan -

Tokyo recorded its fourth record number of daily Covid-19 Infections on Saturday January 22, breaking over 10,000. Japan additionally surpassed 50,000 for the first time, as the omicron variant keeps on spreading quickly.

As per the local government, Tokyo had 11,227 new Covid cases, a day after it reestablished controls on portability and business movement through February 13.

Tokyo’s case count, surpassing a recent 9,699, were over two times the 4,561 logged seven days earlier.

Three people have been confirmed dead in Tokyo from Covid-19 and 12 were in not kidding condition recently.

Some 34.3% of hospital beds in Tokyo.were being used by coronavirus patients. A rise in the occupancy rate to 50% would warrant a state of emergency with more severe restrictions, local officials have said.

In the interim, Osaka prefecture announced 7,375 Infections, a second sequential record, and two deaths.

Infections in Tokyo totaled at least 50,200 as nearly 30 of Japan’s 47 prefectures set records.

As of Friday, 78.7% of Japan’s population had been fully vaccinated, but only 1.5% had received a booster shot, according to the Prime Minister’s Office.

Japan’s health service on Friday January 21, supported the utilization of the Pfizer immunization for for children aged five to 11 in an effort to ramp up the vaccination rate.